🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

체력

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chelyeok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
stamina/ˈstæm.ɪ.nə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"마라톤을 완주하려면 강한 체력이 필요하다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort.

    "Running a marathon requires a great deal of physical stamina."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen ('warp in a loom, thread of life spun by the Fates'), from stāre ('to stand'). The meaning shifted from 'threads of life' to 'endurance' or 'staying power'.

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